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Box box, box?
BOX!
UPDATE! There's now a post comp update for people to see where Box Sim could be headed.
Box simulator. Built to simulate boxes and mining trucks for up to 16 people.
Aim: BOX! Move the boxes to the depot. Move other trucks out of the way. Move more boxes.
Theme: It's very loosely based on the theme. The trucks are mining trucks. They are in a hole. They are moving boxes about. I was not in a mood for creating a deep, metaphysical philosophical view on the world to marry the theme... BECAUSE I STUCK THOSE FEELINGS INTO A BOX AND RAMMED THEM WITH A TRUCK!
Controls:
WASD, Arrows - Accelerate, brake, steer.
Space: Handbrake
Notes: Sometimes you'll be unable to host a new game due to Unity's test server being overloaded. Try again in a few minutes and your friends will be able to connect over LAN. Internet play requires you op forward a port to the PC hosting a server, just like Minecraft.
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Ratings
 | Coolness | 100% |
| #34 | Humor | 3.92 |
| #228 | Audio | 3.31 |
| #297 | Fun | 3.36 |
| #625 | Overall | 3.12 |
| #632 | Mood | 2.91 |
| #648 | Innovation | 2.93 |
| #712 | Graphics | 2.92 |
| #1249 | Theme | 1.67 |
Comments
Couldn't seem to join your server (clicking connect did nothing). I did play the game however single-player. Was pretty fun.
Strangely fun:D I had no idea what to do, so I just drove around, listening to the beautiful soundtrack;) reminds me in a weird way of carmageddon :) good job!
Going in I had no way of know there would be boxes, boxes/10 would box again.
If you're going to play one game from LD48 this year, this should be box.
Had fun playing this with a friend! But I dunno what it has to do with the surface theme, haha!
@DrMelon The theme - the boxes contain shovels and the screaming when you hit the boxes is just the shovels hurting the boxes, from beneath their surface. BOX!
I sat watching the title screen, but nothing happened, and I don't see a single player option... All my life they told me I could never box, and I thought this would be my chance... but sadly, it doesn't seem to be so.
Ah, Brian. You were clearly not thinking outside the box. To be box, one must not be box.
Host your own server and you can box.
Thank you terraco, my dream has finally been fulfilled, I can now say with pride that I was able to box box box box box box box box box boxboxboxbox
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Didn't see how this was related to the theme but BOXESSSSS!!!!
Box/10. Would box again.
I couldn't connect to any servers, and the camera seemed to get in weird positions. Very box, though!
Doesn't do anything when I click 'connect'. Local game didn't really explain the whole thing. I'm tempted to think this game is more fun multi-player. I'm curious though, the game had absolutely nothing to do with the theme. What's up with that?
@seuss - you're right, it is really good in multiplayer. You can't experience smashing into your friends if you have none available. Also it doesn't seem to connect over the internet, only locally. My bad!
Also, Suess... I updated the description to address your concerns.
The other day me and my friends talked about the serious lack of box simulation games in the world.
We can stop worry now.
Good graphics.
This 'boxing' game is very strange but amusing (I did not know what I was doing but, it was FUN).
haha always fun to goof around and drive off raps. good job. :)
Can't play on linux =( i think the text it's not rendered.. http://imgur.com/OrtdTNw
glorious sound effects if I could rate those higher than 5 i would
@r0x0r - is that in the web player or downloaded from GameJolt?
Box, box boooxxxxx, box, box box.
SO funny XD great work.
Enjoyed this quite a bit. Nice sound effects. ;D Really fun physics stuff.
The menu could have been documented a bit more. A little confusing to get into a game.
Multiplayer games are always impressive for Ludum Dare. There wasn't anyone to play with but still a cool game! And I'm glad you didn't take the theme too seriously! :)
This is too good! I want a full version, with more boxes. MORE BOXES!!!
Not sure I got how the theme fit in, but the game is a box to be reckoned with. Nice work!
Nice, loved the sfx (boxboxboxbox) - If the controls had been a bit better, I could definitely see spending some time screwing around! Polish it up, could be the next goat simulator ;D
Haha. This was fun. Sadly no one was online when I was on :(
Good job, though. The sound effects are great :)
Really funny game. Very fun though. Just driving around in the truck hearing 'box, box, box, box, box, box...' was very funny to me. Love it, very good game.
Very interesting gameplay and graphics. Hard to hit those ramps, but very rewarding.
@drnick - It's ok, some people didn't understand the theme of Inception either. If you don't get it, just enjoy it.
Box Box Box Box Box Box Box Box Box Box Box Box.. The new Hodor? This made me laugh.
Box ! box ! box !
Could be interesting if you show a counter of destroyed boxes, and some specials items.
Could be a mash up of "Mario Kart" (the Ballon battle) and "Pain"
The drift is just rad!!! I had fun just destroying things, good concept!
What in the... box. BOXES, doing backflips with the back of my truck full of boxes.
I wasn't able to play online, I only played local games.
I had absolutely no idea of what I was doing and the controls were so bad they felt actually good.
On Beneath the Surface level the camera actually got beneath the surface on slopes, I had no idea of where I was going.
" Box box box box box box box box box box boxboxboxboxbox! " This only made the game 10/10.
It's funny how you turned a limitation of the compo to a strenght for your game. Good job!
The game is also pretty fun in solo, I can only imagine what it's like with a lot of players
haha, I could drive that truck all day. box, box, box, box!
Making an mostly multiplayer game is not a very good idea, especially online only. The game itself didn't seem to really hit the theme or be terribly engaging.
So games much box wow! Not really sure what I was supposed to do, but it was...interesting! :)
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hahahaha this is great. This is my favorite game so far. box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box
The camera can be a real PITA sometimes...
But I like this :D
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Ha, I see what you did there.
Neat idea! Did you make the driving yourself, or is that a premade tool? (like Jcar)
Driving was done myself :) had trouble with the suspension in a short time so i decided to cut the springs and make it rigid as.
I box, I box, and I box again. And that was just with a single box. Truly some of the most fun I've had this LD.
~AlucardX60
Gotta love those boxes! Voice acting supreme, great physics, unfortunately had no one to play with :)
A friend recommended me this game. But it is Unity Web Plugin only, which does not work in my system :-(
I guess I'll have to BOX the game and play it later.
(Binaries, please!)
Hey Caranha, there are downloads with .zip's, .exe's and all the other goodness available as well!
This was the best Box Simulator I ever played. There is nothing more to say.
You get 5 stars in audio for that truck sound :D
It's always fun to run into things, so i had fun :)
Sorry, I couldn't play your game, there was only one server up and nothing happened when I clicked "connect".
Sorry to hear that Tomvert. You can play by clicking start server
Box!! Definitely inspired by the intentionally quirky Goat Simulator or Surgeon Simulator.
Hey Cirolve, unfortunately I haven't played either of those games :(
First of all I'm giving you a 5 for audio, because box. I wish I had more people to play with because this actually looks like a lot of fun. Cool stuff!
Hey pinkmonkeyhead, source link added. Post comp link updated for those interested
Strange. Took me several minutes to find the depot. Overall I don't understand the gameplay. It seems to be fun with multiplayer only.
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10/10 Game of the year
when is 2014 edition coming out?